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" ... with iron nails, he could not forbear laughing, and thought it the most ridiculous thing that ever fell under his observation. He longed to see his native country again, and passionately wished it were blessed with ale, brandy, tobacco, and iron,... "
A Tour Through the Highlands of Scotland, and the Hebride Isles, in MDCCLXXXVI. - Page 35
by John Knox - 1787 - 379 pages
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Description of the western isles of Scotland, called Hybrides. To which is ...

Donald Monro - 1774 - 240 pages
...he faw the women's feet, he judged them to be of another fhape than thofe of the man, becaufe of the different fhape of their fhoes. He did not approve...he could not forbear laughing, and thought it the moft ridicu- • lous thing that fell under his obfemtion. He longed ed to fee his native country again...
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The life of Dr. Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 pages
...faw the womens' ' feet, he judged them to be of another fhape than thofe of the ' men, becaufe of the different fhape of their fhoes. He did not ' approve...he could not forbear laughing, and thought it ' the moft ridiculous thing that ever fell under his obfervatioB. • He longed to fee his native country...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Sir John Hawkins - 1787 - 634 pages
...the womens' • feet, he judged them to be of another fhape than thofe of the ' men, becaufc of the different fhape of their fhoes. He did not ' approve...when he obferved horfes with fhoes on their feet, and faftened ' with iron nails, he could not forbear laughing, and thought it ' the moft ridiculous thing...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 pages
...faw the womens' ' feet, he judged them to be of another fhape than thofe of the * men, becaufe of the different fhape of their fhoes. He did not ' approve...when he obferved horfes with fhoes on their feet, and faftened ' with iron nails, he could not forbear laughing, and thought it ' the nioft ridiculous thing...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

John Hawkins - 1787 - 652 pages
...faw the womens' ' feet, he judged them to be of another fhape than thofe of the ' men, becaufe of the different fhape of their fhoes. He did not ' approve...of the heels of fhoes worn by men or women ; and, f when he obferved horfcs with fhoes on their feet, and faftened f with iron nails, he could not forbear...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 642 pages
...them to be of another fhape than thofe of the • men, becaufe of the different fhape of their Ihoes. He did not « approve of the heels of fhoes worn by men or women ; and, « when he obferved liorfcs with (hoes on their feet, and fattened ' with iron nails, he could not forbear laughing, and...
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“A” General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages ..., Volume 3

John Pinkerton - 1809 - 964 pages
...(hoes. He did not approve of the heels worn by men or women ; and when he obferved horfes with (hoes on their feet, and fattened with iron nails, he could not forbear laughing, and thought it the moft ridiculous thing that ever fell under his obfervation. He longed to fee his native country again,...
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A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in ...

John Pinkerton - 1809 - 1102 pages
...he faw the women's feet, he judged them to be of another fhape than thofe of the men, becaufe of the different fhape of their fhoes. He did not approve of the heels worn by men or women ; and when he obferved horfes with fhoes on their feet, and faftened with iron...
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Miscellanea Scotica: I. Life of Archbishop Sharp. Donald Munro's ...

1818 - 412 pages
...of shoes worn by men or women ; and when he observed horses with shoes on their feet, and fastened with iron nails, he could not forbear laughing, and thought it the most ridiculous thing that fell under his observation. He longed to see his native country again, and...
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Miscellanea Scotica: I. Life of Archbishop Sharp. Donald Munro's ...

1818 - 406 pages
...of shoes worn by men or women ; and when he observed horses with shoes on their feet, and fastened with iron nails, he could not forbear laughing, and thought it the most ridiculous thing that fell under his observation. He longed to see his native country again, and...
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